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Education

Aryans jeopardizing career of JK students

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Admitting them in colleges not recognized by UGC The students who have enrolled their forms in different courses via Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh are running a risk of jeopardizing their career. The group got affiliated with the university which is not recognized under the University Grant Commission (UGC). Aryans Group of College, Chandigarh, which has received a lot of media hype during the past two years in the Valley, attracted many Kashmiri students to enroll in various technical courses through the group. he college was previously affiliated with Punjab…

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Verification of 13, 016 ReTs completed in Kashmir division

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Scrutiny of regularized ReTs will be complete in next 15 days: DSEK  School Education Department has verified the testimonials of 13,016 regularized Rehbar-e-Taleem (RReT) teachers so far in Kashmir division Director School Education, Kashmir (DSEK) Shah Faesal said it will take more 15 days to complete the whole verification process of regularized ReTs in some districts as some of the officers are yet to communicate the directions to the concerned zones in far flung areas. Replying to a query about scrutiny of certificates of RReTs, Faesal said our prime concern…

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Kashmiri Students allege discrimination at Baba Farid University

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Career of hundreds of Kashmiri medical students studying medical courses like MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing has been put on stake in Punjab as their affiliating Baba Farid University has resorting to failing them without any reason, students allege. The situation with regards to BDS is particularly worrisome as atleast 45 Kashmiri students most of whom are girls are being kept in their Ist year despite them being in their third year. “We came here in 2013 under Prime Ministers Scholarship Scheme (PMSS). Our first tragedy was that the scholarship…

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Scholarship Scam hits work at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University

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The infamous scholarship scam at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) has dented the credibility of the varsity and affected its functioning badly for the past one and a half months. The scholarships were granted to various categories of students, mainly Paharis, by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The protesting students have been demanding action against the officials, including former registrar Rashid Choudhary, allegedly involved in embezzlement of funds meant for the poor students. As protests continued, Choudhary was attached to the Vice Chancellor’s secretariat last month. In his…

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Govt failed to stop attacks on the Kashmiri students outside the state: Hurriyat

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Expressing its deep concern and anguish over the attack on the Kashmiri students in Udhaipour Rajasthan, All Parties Hurriyat Conference criticized the state government for completely failing in stopping the mistreatment and attacks on the Kashmiri students studying outside the state and said that they are merely doing lip service over this issue. In a statement issued to GNV .Hurriyat conference said that the Kashmiris are looked with suspicious eyes everywhere in India and they are being harassed and punished for resisting the forced occupation of India. Hurriyat conference also…

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Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University

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For 20 days now, the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) is closed and nobody seems to care. On one hand Chief Minister is promising education revolution and on the other hand 2200 students are staring at the loss of one academic year, depression and police harassment. The closure in this case is neither to ensure law and order nor summer vacations. Till date the government, particularly the education ministry has failed to solve the biggest crisis facing the education sector in its tenure. The crisis which could have been…

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Kashmiri students in Punjab allege fraud; demand JK govt’s intervention

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The students from Kashmir who had sought admission in various colleges affiliated with Punjab Technical University (PTU) are on a protest against the move by the Punjab Government for bringing these colleges under the domain of a “non-recognized” university. Various Kashmiri students who had sought admission in various engineering and management colleges here affiliated with Punjab Technical University (PTU) were “shocked” to know that the Punjab government has ordered to bring these colleges under the “newly established and non-recognized” Maharaja Ranjit Singh State University (MRSSU). “We had sought the admission…

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‘JK lags behind in quality higher education’

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2-day national seminar begins at CUK Jammu and Kashmir continues to trail behind other states in higher education with only two universities having National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation. Meanwhile, none of the Indian universities figure among the top-notch universities of the world. The concerns over the quality of higher education were expressed by academicians during a seminar organised by Central University of Kashmir in collaboration with NAAC Bangalore which began here on Thursday. University of Kashmir and University of Jammu remain the only two institutes of higher learning…

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CM launches ‘Model School Scheme’ in J&K

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Aiming at providing quality education for all, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Thursday launched the ‘Model School Scheme’ by inaugurating the state’s first government model school in Basohli. “I am happy we are making a new beginning from Basohli and Jammu, from where we will take this movement to other parts of the state,” Sayeed said. “We have launched a new movement for providing quality education to students. Unless we make strides in the education sector, we cannot progress on any other front,” he said. “The education sector received a…

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Government felicitated teacher for innovative teaching methods

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Jammu and Kashmir government felicitated the teacher whose video of innovative methods of teaching went viral on social media last week. Education Minister Naeem Akhtar felicitated Mohammad Yousuf Rather, who teaches at a government school in South Kashmir Shopian district, for devising unique method to simplify the teaching process. “Innovation is a key part of education and it is a matter of great honour for our department to have such bright teachers. I congratulate him for his novel method of teaching which could be emulated by other teachers also,” Akhtar…

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